A museum dedicated to the history and activities of the USSR State Security Committee (KGB) has opened in Manhattan, New York City. The KGB Spy Museum exhibition is based on a collection of objects and documents amassed over 30 years by Baltic émigré Julius Urbaitis.
Urbaitis and his daughter, Agne, have become curators of the new museum, the New York Times reports. The museum's owners have chosen to remain anonymous.
Visitors to the KGB Spy Museum will see a KGB officer's workstation: his desk, lamp, documents, a set of authentic seals, and an interactive exhibit—an interrogation chair. The exhibition includes a collection of propaganda posters, a 1928 telephone exchange operated by an undercover NKVD agent, spy cameras and camouflage devices, unusual weapons, and even authentic KGB prison cell doors.
The museum is located at 245 West 14th Street and is open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Tickets are $$25. A guided tour costs $$43.99.
In 2014, the Urbaitis family opened the Atomic Bunker Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Source: travel.ru